"silence" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- There was a strained silence between them that seemed end less.
- He spoke more to break the strained silence than anything else.
- There was a strained silence for several minutes after he left.
- And all the while she had tried to think of some way to ease the strained silence between them.
- I put just enough spin on the last three words that the response was a strained silence.
- There was a moment of strained silence, each member at the table thinking his own thoughts.
- For a moment the two walked on in a strained silence.
- The other members of the party stood about in a strained silence.
- They could feel the eyes of all the Court upon them in the continuing strained silence, but did their best not to show it.
- A strained silence settled over the front seat of the car.
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